Your elements are air and ether.

Your mind is creative.

Your body is slim.

Your difficulty is staying put.

Your imbalances are anxiety and digestive disorders.

Your elements: Air + Ether

Mentally, Vatas are creative and sharp. Your mind is always active. You get bored quickly when you stay in one place too long. You can't stay still and are always looking for challenges like Steve Jobs or Picasso. All artists, writers, philosophers, or visionaries are examples of Vatas.

You are always on the move, you love to travel. You need to walk to think, and you feel cramped in an office. Change stimulates you. You have trouble resting. Your thoughts are focused on the future; you can't stabilize and be present because you do multiple things at once.

Physically, your hair, skin, nails, tongue, and colon are dry. You tend to be constipated. Your bones and muscles are thin. Your sleep is restless. Your menstruation is irregular. Your blood circulation is poor, and you often feel cold, especially in your feet and hands. You have frequent belching and hiccups. You like soft and moist foods and often crave sweet, sour, or salty foods.

If you recognize yourself in this description, you are Vata.

Note: we all have the 3 doshas in us. They must be prioritized (primary, secondary, and tertiary dosha). Your mind may be different from your body. For example, you may have a Pitta mind and a Vata body composition.

What's good for you :

To counteract your imbalances (cold, dry, light, mobile), you should lean towards foods and activities with opposite properties, namely moist, warm, slow, and heavy.

Good foods for you:

• Fruits:

Fruits should always be cooked or very ripe.

Apricots (fresh not dried), pineapples, avocados, bananas, cherries, fresh dates, figs, kiwis, melons, coconuts.

• Vegetables:

Avoid salads and anything raw.

Prefer these vegetables always cooked:

Garlic, asparagus, beets, carrots, cucumbers, squash, zucchini, spinach, green beans, olives, sweet potatoes, leeks.

• Grains:

Avoid popcorn and rice cakes.

Prefer: Oats, quinoa, basmati rice, whole and wild rice.

• Dairy:

Avoid ice cream, frozen yogurt.

Prefer: Ghee, kefir, goat cheese, yogurt.

• Oils:

Almond oil, extra virgin olive oil, mustard oil, virgin coconut oil, sesame oil.

• Spices and herbs:

Prefer: Basil, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, cumin, turmeric, fennel, ginger, bay leaf, paprika, nutmeg, black pepper, rosemary, saffron.

Your ideal dish: Tofu curry with coconut milk and wild rice.

To pacify your mind, you need to create a daily routine and stick to it. Regularity is necessary to ground yourself.

Yoga poses for you:

• Sun Salutations, Surya Namaskar
• Warrior II, Virabhadrasana
• The dancer, Natarajasana

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*source: Ayurveda, the reference guide, Sarah Rose Ketabi

Your elements are air and fire.

You are ambitious.

Your body is athletic.

Your difficulties: brain exhaustion

Your imbalances: anger, heartburn

Mentally, Pittas are ambitious and hardworking. Very organized, they determine their tasks before starting another. They are leaders who manage their teams well. Determined, they make efforts without counting. Warren Buffett is Pitta. Managers, professional athletes, lawyers, financial analysts are generally Pittas.

Physically, Pittas need physical exercise to expend their energy. They have a lot of energy, are naturally athletic, and have an average build. They love sports, athletic challenges, competition. The difficulty is that this physical fire can turn into mental fire. Anger and impatience can quickly manifest. They are demanding with themselves and expect the same from others. They can be prone to mental exhaustion because they don't know how to rest. They are used to having a lot of energy and go beyond their limits. Adrenal fatigue harms their health and general condition. Their challenge is to do things slowly and calmly. Take time to relax. If you go beyond your limits without a break, there may come a time when you can't take it anymore, you lose patience, and you take it out on your loved ones. If you collapse or explode, those are Pitta moments. For you, time is money, and wasting it is out of the question. Nobody can stop you.

Your appetite is strong due to good digestive fire. You don't feel good in heat and humidity. Your hair is oily, and you lose it prematurely. You are prone to acne and inflammation on the face and body.

Good foods to pacify your fire:

Refreshing, dry, and astringent foods.

Foods to favor :

• Fruits :

Apricots, pineapples, avocados, bananas, cherries, dates, figs, berries, ripe mangoes, melons, oranges, papayas, pears, apples, plums, grapes.

Avoid acidic fruits like grapefruit and lemon.

• Vegetables:

Artichokes, asparagus, beets, broccoli, carrots, celery, cauliflower, cucumber, squash, zucchini, spinach, leafy greens, sweet potatoes.

Avoid:

garlic, eggplant, turnips, onions, peppers, leeks, radishes, tomatoes

• Grains:

Amaranth, oats, wheat, couscous, spelt, barley, quinoa, rice

Avoid: corn, buckwheat, rye, millet

• Legumes:

Lentils, split peas, chickpeas, tempeh, tofu

• Dairy products :

Butter (unsalted), ghee, milk, yogurt, goat cheese

• Nuts and seeds :

Almonds (soaked and peeled), chia seeds, hemp, flax, sunflower

Avoid all nuts except pre-soaked and peeled almonds.

• Oils:

Extra virgin olive oil, linseed oil, coconut oil

• Spices and condiments:

Fresh basil, fresh persil cinnamon, cardamom, fresh coriander, cumin, turmeric, fennel, ginger, peppermint, saffron.

Your ideal dish: Cucumber and zucchinis soup.

Asanas (yoga poses) recommended to soothe your fire:

Yin Yoga

The child pose, Balasana

The clamp, Uttanasana

The butterfly, supta baddha konasana

Note: we all have the 3 doshas in us. They must be prioritized (primary, secondary, and tertiary dosha). Your mind may be different from your body. For example, you may have a Pitta mind and a Vata body composition.

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*source: Ayurveda, the reference guide, Sarah Rose Ketabi

Your elements are water and earth.

• Your mind is peaceful
• your bod is enveloped
• your Difficulty is self-forgetfulness, others first
• your imbalances are depression and overweight

Kaphas tend to gain weight just by looking at a dish. You have a large frame, a round face, and an enveloped body, which gives you endurance. Your hair is thick and oily, your skin is smooth and soft, your nails are shiny. You often receive compliments for your large eyes, full lips, or sweet voice. You don't mind temperature changes, but you prefer warm and summer climates. You often have sweaty hands and sugar cravings.

Mentally, you are compassionate. You are interested in sciences, teaching, human resources, and anything related to serving others. You like to please others and prioritize the needs of your loved ones over your own. Your kindness is your strength. You are loyal and maintain long-term friendships. You are still in touch with your high school friends. You like face-to-face interactions, have a highly developed listening sense, and are a good counselor. Gifted with your hands, you enjoy cooking, gardening, or drawing. You are reliable, and your friends can count on your support. You smile, but deep down, you are sad because you feel like you take care of others, but nobody cares about you. You can feel very lonely but don't show it. Oprah Winfrey is Kapha. You are peaceful and calm, and do things slowly and conscientiously. You are patient and easygoing. You don't like change. You tend to be nostalgic and prone to depression because of your food dependencies, weight gain, and lasting grief that undermines you. You are rather sedentary. Although it seems difficult to exercise when you feel depressed, it is essential to activate the body to stimulate the mind. A heavy body produces heavy thoughts. It is vital to move and stay active. Kaphas often work in these professions: caregiver, hotelier, therapist, teacher, or nurse.

Note: we all have the 3 doshas in us. They must be prioritized (primary, secondary, and tertiary dosha). Your mind may be different from your body. For example, you may have a Pitta mind and a Vata body composition.

You may have a bit of Vata; you are Kapha-Vata. If you have Pitta characteristics, you are Pitta-Kapha or Kapha-Pitta, depending on the scores you obtained.

Good for you:

Kapha's energy is naturally dense, heavy, and sweet, so you need foods with opposite qualities, i.e., light, stimulating, dry, bitter, astringent, and pungent. They allow you to fight lethargy, weight gain, swelling, mucus accumulation, and slow metabolism.

Good foods for you:

Choose light and slightly sweet fruits. Heavy and dense tropical fruits like bananas, mangoes, dates, coconuts, or avocados are not recommended.

• Fruits:

Fresh apricots, citrus fruits (lemons, limes), pomegranates, pears, apples.

• Nuts and seeds:

Avoid nuts, except pre-soaked and peeled almonds.

Prefer:

Hemp, chia, flax, pumpkin, sunflower seeds.

• Oils:

Avoid consuming them abundantly because they are heavy and dense.

Prefer:

Ghee, almond oil, extra virgin olive oil, linseed oil.

• Sweeteners:

You should limit sweets. Unheated honey in small quantities suits you.

However, you can also use:

Stevia, birch sugar, monk fruit sugar.

• Spices:

Spices and condiments are good for you, except excessive salt.

They work wonders for you:

Garlic, anise, asafoetida, basil, cinnamon, cardamom, coriander, cumin, turmeric, fennel, ginger, mustard seeds, paprika, pepper, saffron, rosemary.

Your ideal dish: Spicy lentil and vegetable soup.

• Yoga poses for you:

Focus on dynamic yogas like vinyasa, hatha, power to be active and dynamic throughout your day.

Asanas:

• The plank, chaturanga dandasana
• Upward-facing dog, bhujangasana
• Twists

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*source: Ayurveda, the reference guide, Sarah Rose Ketabi